Grade 10 VIS Forces

Which of the following could cause an acceleration?

• A balance between two forces
• A balance between three forces
• An imbalance between two forces
• Zero forces

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An object has a mass of 10 kg. What is its weight?

• 0.98 kg
• 0.98 N
• 98 kg
• 98 N

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Fill in the blanks: _____ does not change from place to place, but _____ can change because of differences in the strength of gravitational pull.

• acceleration, weight
• weight, acceleration
• mass, weight
• weight, mass

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An unbalanced force causes:

• change in mass
• acceleration
• balanced forces
• change in time

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A child pulls on a toy with a force of 25 N to the right. Another child pulls the toy with 15 N to the left. The net force is:

• 1.7 N to the right
• 1.7 N to the left
• 10 N to the right
• 10 N to the left

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Gravity pulls an object down with 49 N of force and a rope pulls the object up with 50 N of force. What is the net force?

• 1 N upward
• 1 N downward
• 0.98 N upward
• 0.98 N downward

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A book rests on a table. The normal force points:

• Up
• Down
• Left
• Right

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There is a small amount of friction as the sled shown is pulled to the left. The friction points:

• up
• down
• left
• right

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The air resistance and weight as shown for the skydiver are balanced. The skydiver is probably:

• at rest
• moving at constant velocity
• accelerating upward
• accelerating downward

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To find an object's weight on Earth, multiply the mass by:

• 1.6 m/s²
• 10 N
• 9.8 m/s²
• 3.14

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